Kirkwall Airport (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Windy with blustery showers for Thursday. Turning drier during afternoon.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud beginning to disperse with some clear spells by late evening, winds also dying down. A few showers developing in the early hours and blustery again by dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday:

Breezy with showers through the morning, some bright spells, a drier afternoon and feeling milder in southerly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Windy with showers on Friday, chance of some drier conditions through the weekend, still breezy at times but relatively mild for December.

Showers or longer spells of rain are likely to continue at first for many parts of the country, perhaps heavy at times, but gradually over the weekend the weather is expected to become more settled. Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see this change first, with spells of rain perhaps slower to clear further across the south. Into the following week, high pressure is expected to become more widely established. Winds will be light and clearer skies are likely, however this does not rule out the odd shower, especially around coasts. High pressure and settled weather will result in temperatures falling to closer to average, with overnight frosts and morning fog which could be slow to clear.

High pressure will probably remain influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing likelihood of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Despite the greater signal for settled weather, showers or occasional bands of rain are still possible at times, especially later in the period towards January. These could be wintry in nature. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year.